Working for European Reuse of PSI – the ePSIplus Project Brian Green ePSIplus Analyst National Meeting – Sweden Stockholm, 11 December 2008 funded by eContentPlus

ePSIplus ePSIPlus Thematic Network Funded under the eContentplus programme of EC to support the implementation of the European Directive on PSI Re-use Covers all Member (EU, EEA, EFTA) and candidate states Started: 1 September 2006 Duration 30 months (March 2009)

ePSIplus mission Monitoring implementation of PSI directive Identifying barriers and conflicts Increasing awareness of the value of PSI re-use to business and the economy Promoting and providing examples of best practice in the area of PSI re-use Making recommendations on how best to move forward

ePSIplus stakeholders Private Sector re- users Public Sector Information holders European Commission

Five thematic areas 1Legal and regulatory progress and impact 2Public sector organisation and culture change 3Encouraging PSI reuse business 4The financial impact: pricing and charging 5Information management, standards and data quality

Meetings Network kick-off, Prague, 30/31 October Thematic cross-border workshops (3 iterative meetings for each of the 5 thematic areas) 30 National, regional, ‘special’ meetings International Conference Spring 2008 Final Conference February 2009

Roles in the Thematic Network Network co-ordinator (MDR) Analysts (subcontracted experts) –e.g. Me, Marc de Vries etc. National Network Partners –e.g. Fredrik Sand Stakeholders –Public and private sector, PSI holders and potential re-users - e.g. You

8 ePSIplus recommendations Guidance, clarification, monitoring, awareness raising for at least two more years Member States should submit annual public PSI progress reports (transparent, common metrics) Member States should establish independent regulatory bodies to stimulate and govern PSI re- use and deal with appeals Member States should remove discriminatory practices, e.g. exclusive agreements, untransparent pricing

9 ePSIplus recommendations Marginal cost should be the default EC concertation with other standards work –INSPIRE for geospatial data, CEN/ISSS in eGovernment, European Digital Library (culture), Scientific and scholarly information Support for national and pan-European PSI asset registries (including unpublished PSI) Recognition for industry action groups –e.g. Public Sector Information Alliance Discourage monopolistic behaviour –public or private

10 ePSIplus recommendations Economic case for PSI re-use at marginal cost needs to be researched and made stronger (i.e. benefits the economy and higher tax income) Commission should emphasise that PSI should be available for re-use on request unless one of a limited and specified set of conditions can be demonstrated Charging/pricing formulae (Reasonable Return on Investment) should be monitored to ensure spirit of Directive is adhered to.

Website Structured access to knowledge and results –by country –by thematic issue –Country Scorecard –Directory of cross-border products News Forum

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